May 20, 2012

Nationals hope to catch fire to counter Mets

The Mets have staged a dramatic turnaround in the past week, winning six games in a row, while the Nationals hope to get their bats going to derail their division rivals' streak.

Bucs hope Alvarez keeps heating up vs. Nats

Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is hoping Pedro Alvarez's output Thursday could be a sign of things to come, beginning with Saturday's game against the Nationals, when Pittsburgh's Jeff Karstens will oppose Washington's Livan Hernandez.

Gorzelanny, Lohse hope to provide quality duel

The Nationals and Cardinals played 18 innings against each other on Wednesday without having either team pull away, a long day full of action that will perfectly play into Thursday's series finale.

Nats, Marlins hope to return refreshed after off-day

The Nationals and Marlins will both get back to business on Tuesday, fresh off an off-day to contemplate an opening series gone wrong.

Nats hope Werth is first of many dominoes

The Nationals had played relatively nice for Mark Teixeira, and all it got them was a Leo Durocher finish. In Jayson Werth, they got a player, credibility, a place on the map. What a bargain.